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thanks. should i take my old donught washer to a plumbers merchants-will they have a like-for-like swap? In b&q there was only 1 type, and that obviously didn't fit! are they hard to replace??

I have had a few drips from the bottom of my cistern (where it joins the pan). I have a close-coupled cistern. the wing nuts wee originally so stiff and i couldnt get them off for a while. then when i replaced them looser, water would drip every time i flushed the toilet. I tigthened then...

using a hoesaw is the proessional way. a heated copper ture can cause the plastic to degrade over time and cause a leak!!!!

I am so bugged about this: HOW does a push-button, dual flush cistern work? In an original toilet the siphonic action causes the water in the cistern to flow over the siphon and into the pan... how does the dual-flush/push-button do this? is it by sheer pressure or what? anyone know ...

does anyone know anything about Primary ventilated Stacks or single stacks as gthey are also known? Is the no-connection zone only on opposite side connections??

thanks for your help/advice. i take it these fittings are more stronger and professional than the usual raw plug/screw method!!!?

no, it's just wall-hung, no pedestal or half pedestal.

when putting up wall brackets for a wall hung basin should i use the brown wall plugs? and what size screw is best suited for this purpose! i don't want to use a weaker/shorter screw and risk the basin not holding up!!! thanks all!

ok thanks for your advice. i haven't got a thermo shower, just a normal manual type. but i will just tee off instead!!

is a surrey flange at the top of a hot water cylinder ok to use instead of tee-ing off from the hot distribution pipe elsewhere, to feed my shower? or is a surrey flange only really used if a shower pump is being installed?

thanks. i'll get myself some new tools !!

what tool do you use to undo the siphon nut on a close coupled wc? my adjustable spanner isn't wide enough!!! is there a speical tool for this purpose??? If so your advice would be much appreciated!

Just wondered if anyone could be kind enough to briefly explain or offer me any links to what a close-coupled vent and feed and exp) installation/pipework layout was like/for and what the reg's for this set up were? just very curious and interest really and want to find out!! what's the...

there could be a split/hole in your coil (inside the hot water cylinder).

I don't know if anyone can help me! I have tried to tighten back nuts on my basin pillar taps, but the basin wrench (sold type) doesn't fit them! It's only fits over the tap connectord and not the back nut! Is an adjustable basin wrench better? Any tips or advice would be much appreciated!!!

how do the siphon type integral overflows work? is there a hole near the top of the siphon or something??!!

just a basic wc question-but with a lot of wc's now (especially close coupled) having integral overflows and no seperate overflow pipe running outside-how do these work? are they safe to use?? how does the water get from the cistern into the pan intime??! sorry for sounding ignorant!

Ok, thanks for your advice. Will not flux inside the fitting next time I solder. Never thought of it being a problem like that before! I was just making extra sure the soler would be fully watertight I suppose!

i've never had any problems (touch wood)! thanks for the advice though. but really what's the difference between fluxing the outisde of the pipe (which goes in to the fitting anyway and spreads around in there) and putting a bit of flux in the fitting where the pipe is going to sit!! it...

ok fair enough different terms. I called them straight connectors, not coupling, I was thinking of something slightly different. But come on, we all have different ways and I prefer to add a little flux inside the fitting (only to where the pipe will sit). It helps me get a better join...